Rail anchor.



G. A. LIND.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1912.

1,1 17,203. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

CARL A. LINE, Ulla MALDEN, ELLENQEE.

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T all whom it may concern .Beit known that I, CARL A, LINE, a, citizen ofthe United States, and a resident. of

Maiden, in the county of Bnreau and State of Illinois, have invented a newand useful Rail Anchor, of which the followingis a specification.

invention relates to devices for prevent ng railroad rails from creeping ithreierence to, the ties on and to Which they are.

spiked.

r The invention has "for its object-to provide a simple, durable, strong and efi'ec tive device of thena-ture recited,which may be readily applied and vpositioned and asreadily removed,

- More specifically stated, some of the oo jects are to provide an improved rail-anchor which will 'efiectively grip the rail-flanges when applied thereto and which will not loosen or relax its grip thereon when. the

pressure between the anchor and tieis released or relaxed; ,Whltbh has a-mimmumof friction between the interlocking parts of;

the anti -creeper or-anchor and a maximum of friction between said parts and the rail bz se (or-flanges) gripped thereby which has-a comparatively lnrg'e angle of sliding en ge ent for the relatively movable part the aIlQhQI d f a p i whereby the anchor ,rney be applied to rails of various Widths,v and which anchor has parts that are positively locked against a movement. that, would tendflto loosen their grip. on therail base but which my bedisengaged when desired, without mntilating;

' ar-idly and isprovided'with a 'series'of'aper orbreaking the locking means. v

the end of carrying out these objects the invention consists in'certain novel'features oi construction and certain novel ,com-

binations of parts, as will be hereinafter de- "scribedand pointed. out in the appende claims.

A referred einnodlment of '111 invention P I .y

is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the elements and the parts or portions comprising which are, Whereven'a'pplied inv theseveral views, each designated by a distinguishing reference characten,

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a plan View, showing my improvements as applied te'n railway tie'and rail, both'of which latter are pa'rtlyhroken away; Fig. 2, a transverse sectional View, taken in the line" 22 and seen in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, a perspective detail ofthe base-ele- Specifieation of Letters Eetent,

I i Application filed. April 25; 193.55. Serial No. 683,049. r

ment or rail-seat-; Fig. 4}, a like detail ithe:

hindinghlock; and Fig. an; end elevation;

seen from the binding-blockside.

Considering the drawings, .2 designates le railway t1e, and;3 an ordinary mih' 'the fiangesfi'of which are secured thereon by spikes 5. 'l hese'may, heof any p1 eferred se'; element or rail seat.

"which afiord W eys 9, 9. lt's upper face is cut away to provide a recess 10., one sh oulder,

1, of which is preferably inclinedlor diagr on'al toetransverse central line; the other sees 10 is a diagonallynrrnnged keyr's'ay 3.8,

in 2 plane lower than. that of 'the'recess l6.

Projecting downwardly from the edge of the.

bye-transverse rib 1'5.

16, 16" are heads or: ribs cnithe legs 8., 8

respectively;

comprises a plate-like base 16 provided on its lower surface with*' a transversely er ranged projection or key lQhaving an 1111:" dercut or wedge-like Wall .19 and on its npper' surfacewith an overhanging'lug or we 20 proyiding" way 21'. The forward end of the enter port-1101124 projects forthe sel ective placements of it to be disassembled. 'l -o assemble them the seat 6 is" placed beneath the raihbne flange ofwhich rests snugly in the way 9.. Theface of the abutment M're'stssnngly against the s ide.

ofa tie 2; Thereuponthe hindingvblock is positioned from" theyrear edge of the .hase'fi and forcibly slidably engaged therewith f es hy driving-the plate 1.8 entering the he? 1'7 designates a binding-block or mate and Wall being provided the lngl8' Running v tre nsversely of the body 1'? and hisecti-ng that portion thereof whiehprovides the re.

base is abutment it, whichqs relniorced' cess 10, and the'key lfienteringthe inclined -'.recess Band binding egains't the inclined 'fivall 12 thereof to gradually force theke}? and thereby the blohk toward fi'ie'reil and 1H? J bind or loan the iatterin an evident manner between the lugs 8 and 26'. The projection 24: fits and moves within the way 9, whereby tighten. the rail, .by driving the block forw'ar dly the wall 19 will by reason of its transverse inclination be further forced by the'opposed wall 12 toward the rail to more tightly bind it a ainst the lug 8.

'o fthe projection 24 downwardly no key or I other'extraneousmeans will be required to prevent the mate 17 from becoming loosened fromjlthe clip 6; and it will be further evident that should wear occur it may be again bent "to again tighten said elements relatively to eachother. When so used the holes 22 may beg-omitted. Being preferably con stnucted .zo'f malleable iron the projection wiliijbend without breaking, and it may be bent'back when desired, in order to remove the mate from-the clip. Selective placemontsof'a cotter 01" pin- '23 may be made in the holesflfi-therefor provided, It is to be notedthat "notwithstanding the mate 17 is substantiallyinclosed by the jaw 8, said jaw performs'no direct function in maintairjfhgzt'he parts in wedgingengagement, as

I said engagement takes place entirely beneath the rail base. As a' result there is no friction between said mate and jaw aside from a possible friction between the projectionQ/t and said jaw, due usually to a warped. cast-- ing or to one having an unnoticed. enlargemenu; There is greater friction, of course, between"the interlocking walls 12 and 19, but evenjthis: is relatively slight compared with the friction developed between the'jaws sand 20 and the opposite. sides ofthe rail base, as said jaws grip the rail base both above and below and-there is greater pressure at these points than at the points of contact of or between the co-acting members of the anchor.

It has been thought neither necessary nor best to encumber this specification and the accompanying drawings with, descriptions and illustrations of elements or '0f ln0difi cations which are neither material nor essenan ,to; n0r form any part of the invention claimed.f in fact, it is apparent even in the absenceof'snch thatnumerous changes may be'made in. the details of construction, and by modifications involving mechanical skill only, without departing from the general idea of the invention.

Therefore, without limiting myself to par ticularitie's or to the details of construction It will be evidentthat'by bending the apertured end shown, I claim as my invention the following, to-wit:

1. A device of the character described comprislng a rail seathaving an overhanging lug at each of its ends and a transversely inclined undercut groove in its upper face, and a bir. .ingblock adapted for engagement with one of said lugs and with said inclined groove. 7 2. A base for rail-anchors, said base having in its facean undercut rail-seat, a binding-block seat therebelow, and a key-seat disposed beneath the last recited seat.

3. A. raii-anch0r base having at itsends overhanging lugs and its face provided with a rail-flange seat, a landing 'blockseat therebelow, and an undercut key-seat disposed beneath the last recited seat.

4. A rail-anchor base having at its ends and "having a binding-block seat therehe low and an undercut key-seat belowithe last recited seat, and a binding block provided with a key, said block adapted for engagement with the last recited seats.

6. A device of the character described comprising a base-element having .an over hanging lug at each of its ends whereby ways are provided, and having in its itace an upper and a lower recess, the last recess diagonally arranged, a rail-binding block adapted to seat and slide in the first recited recess and one of its ends in one of said ways said block having an overhanging lug providing a way confronting the other one of said ways' in said Sean-there being means adapted to engage said lower recess, and means for locking said elements together after operative placement.

7. A devce of the character described ing block adaptedto seat and slide in the first recited recess and one of its ends in one of said ways, said block having an overhanging lug providing away confronting the other one'of said ways in said seat, and provided also with a transversely arranged key adapted for sliding movement in said lower recess. p. a 8. A rail-anchor comprising relatlvely -movable members adapted to grip opposite sides of the rail base, one of said members having a tie-abutting flange and having also a jaw within. which-the other of said members fits loosely, saidmembers having portion's sliding one upon the other when the parts are driven into firm wedging engagement, the area of said portions which are in frictional engagement being less than the area of frictional engagement of said other member with said rail-base. A.

9. A rail anchor comprising two members each having-a jaw for gripping the rail base, one of said members fitting loosely within and being substantially inclosed by a portion of the other of said members, the friction between said interfitting portions being less than the friction betwen the first member and zthe rail base.

10. A rail-anchor comprising relatively movable members adapted to grip opposite sides of the rail-base, one of said members having a tie-abutting flange and having also a jaw. within which the other of said members fits loosely,j sa id members having portions sliding one upon'the other when the parts are driven into firm wedging engagement, the area of said portions which are in frictional engagementbeing less than the area of frictional engagement of said other member with said ra-il-rbase, and means for locking said members from separation after they have been operatively positioned.

11. A rail-anchor comprising two members each having a jaw for gripping the railbase, one of said members fitting loosely member and the rail base, and. one of said I elements having an apertured portion whereby thev may be held from separation} after being operatively enga ed. 12. A rail-anchor comprising a base element havingan overhanging lug'at one of 40 its ends whereby 'a way is provided, and a rail-binding block a portion of which is adapted to seat and slide in said way, said block provided with an apertured pro ection whereby it and said base element may be locked from separation after being operatively engaged.

.In witness whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 21st day of February, 1912.

- CARL A. LIND.

In presence of PA'I'IESON M. SAMUEL. FRED YOUNG. 

